Latest Statistics on FedCases

Statistics as of 03/31/2016

1. Annual Number of Federal Prosecutions Related to the Economic Espionage Act, As of March 31, 2016

Notes:

“China” and “Other” refer to the nation allegedly benefitting from economic espionage under either §1831 or §1832 of the Economic Espionage Act. Multiple or no nation is possible for a prosecution. The total number of cases since 1996 is 145, of which 46 is identified as “China” and 99 as “Other.”

“Alt Chrg” refers to the exclusive use of alternative charges (other than §1831 or §1832) where China is the alleged benefitting nation in economic espionage. The current total is 5 cases. Combining these 5 with the 46 cases identified as “China” above yields the current total of 51 cases in FedCases.

2. Number of China-Related EEA Cases by Type of Charges, As of 03/31/2016

3. Number of China-Related EEA Cases by Year and Type of Charges, As of 03/31/2016

4. Disposition of China-Related EEA Cases by Year, As of 03/31/2016

5. Number of China-Related EEA Cases by State, As of 03/31/2016

6. Distribution by Number of Defendants in China-Related EEA Cases, As of 03/31/2016